Mat for car floors



" Aug. 24,1926. 1,591,010

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Patented Aw. 24, 1926.

; THOMAS nLLIoTnQoF oinoinnmnoiirdnssrenon o THE omonsnmrr can com.

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, 'MAT non C ARFILOORsQ Application filed April 14; 1926. Serialm;1'01,97e.

This invention relates to improvements in niats' orprotectors for use inconneetion with cars. i

lVith the protecting strips now generally employed on car floors theWater'- anddirt carried into the car falling between the strips onto'the' car'floor proper cannot all be removed by sweeping or otherwiseand as' a. result causes the strips to rot ne'c'essif tating theirreplacement from time to time; Besides, the water seeps under the"strips be tween the Connections "of th'e car floor boards andf alsocauses theflo or proper todeteriora-te. -In addition to impairingtheprotect- "ing strips and the fioorp roperthe general appearance of thefloor is inade unattractive di eto' the diiiion-lty'in removing all thedirt whichgathersbetween the strips. V I, It isthe object of the presentinvention to overcome these objectionable features and to that end Iprovide-a floor 'inat inade up of a pliiraiity o't'l woodenl'inenibersor strips connected by inetallic gutters'which, willilzfeep' any wateror dirt oarriedinto the car from getting nnderthefiat thefeby prefserving the inat and the fitooriproper of the car and at thesame timeproviding a mat or an ornamental character dueto the metallicgutt'erswhich are kept bright by sweep' ingi It is a further object of theini'rentionftoprovide rneans for permittingth'e water and dirt or otheraccuinii'lationsto be swept from one mat to another when the strips andg ittersoi' the onen1at are laid at right fang'lesito the stripsandgutters of another It is 'ajtnrther object of.

'Figiireffi is a sectional view'taken on the line 8 3 of Figure 1showing the inclined f. v, H'- [1. 5 o11'11ng .s artaces ot tw o matslaid at right angles to one another;

Referring to Figiue 1 the numeral 1 designates the floor properof a.passenger section of a car and 2 the floor proper of the plattor nsection where the niotorinan is stationed and the passengers enterorleave the "joined together by metallic gutters 18, prefthe inventionto 7 rovid the gutters of such width that the .narrowheels of womensshoes may not sh carp In the'pas'senger section thelongitudinally'extended seats are ii'idicated 'at '8 and the crosswiseseats Lt-4i, In thepla titorm section the usual controller is shown at 5and the fare box at 6, both, lClJitGGIlta seat 7 for the niotor'inan.The doors at the front "and rear of the car are controlled by the levers8 and 9 respectively. Theinotorinans compartment is-nsnally separatedfroin'thc passageway for the entrance and exit of the passengersbyrailings 10- andll.

I It is customary to provide the portions of "the floor between theseats on either side of the passenger section of the car with a seriesofwooden strips spaced apart to' :t'orrn gutters-for thejwater which iscarried 111120 the cars; but'it has been found that this eon- 'betwe'en'th'e strips work in under'j'the pro- 'stru'cti'on is open to numerousobject-ions tecting strips-and rot them. Again; the wa I "ter seep s'dowii between the fioorboard cone nections and causes deterioration ofthe floor proper.- Thls' deterioration isotten' accentuated by saltWhichis carried into the "car dtiring times when the streets are icy. Afurther objection is th at'it'is 'diflicnlt'to keep" these spacesbetweenthe "strips clean,

thereby presenting an unsightly appear ance. i I

I The present invention overcomes all these objections" and consists -informing a consisting ot a"series of wooden strips erably made of brass.The wooden zioem berslare spaced'. parallel to one another and at adistance'ap'artslightly less than the width 0t the npper outer edgesof'the gut-'- ter's so that the latter will bite into the wood 14.] Inthis wa'y'any-water or dirt that is carrled into the car by'thepassengers,' or

otherwise, is"re cei ved by the gutters, from wlnchpthey may readilyber'emdved, as-bysweeping, which serves to keep the nietal .brightythereby providing a floor mat of an and form a'water-tight joint, asshown at the platforms positioned so that the wooden strips and guttersthereof will be at right agles to the wooden strips and gutters of a V 5adjacent the seating section mat is cut away from the lower edgeupwardly at an oblique angle to form an extension 17 having an inclinedsurface 18 corresponding to the surface '16. This will permit theextension 15 of the seating section mat to overlap the extension 17 ofthe platform mat and form a water-tight joint therebetween.

The mats may be secured to the floor proper in any suitable manner,screws 19 being shown in the gutters 13 in Figures 2 and 3.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provideda mat for car fioors which is highly eificient, keeping the feet of thepassengers out of any water that accumulates on the floor and at thesame time preserving th floor of the car and presenting an attractiveappearance due to the fact that the metallic gutters maybe kept cleanand bright by sweeping.

It will be understood that I desire to comprehend within my inventionsuch modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditionsand uses.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a mat for a car floor, a plurality of strips and guttersinterposed between said strips, the connection between said strips andgutters being water-tight.

2. In a mat for a car floor,'a plurality of "wooden strips and metallicgutters interposed between said strips, the connection between saidstrips and gutters being watertight.

3. In a mat for a car floor, a plurality of strips, gutters interposedbetween said strips, the connection between said strips and guttersbeing water-tight and the ends of said strips and gutters being cut awayat an oblique angle.

4. In a mat for a car floor, a plurality of wooden strips, metallicgutters interposed between said strips, the connection between saidstrips and gutters being water-tight and the ends of said strips andgutters bemg cut away at an oblique angle.

5.- In a mat for a car floor, a plurality of strips, gutters interposedbetween said strips, a second plurality of like strips and guttersextending at right angles to said first men tioned strips and gutters,the connections between said strips and gutters being watertight, andmeans for positioning the first mentioned strips and gutters-relativelyto the second mentioned strips and gutters to form a water-tight joint,whereby any water or dirt may be swept from the first mentioned stripsand gutters on to the second mentioned strips and gutters.

6. In a mat for a car floor, a plurality of wooden strips, metallicgutters interposed between said strips, a second plurality of likewooden strips and gutters extending at right angles to said firstmentioned strips and gutters, the connections between said strips andgutters being water-tight, and means for positioning the first mentionedstrips and gutters relatively to the second mentioned strips and guttersto form a water-tight joint, whereby any water or dirt may be swept fromthe first mention ed strips and gutters on to the second mentionedstrips and gutters.

7. In a mat for a car floor, a plurality of strips, gutters interposedbetween said strips, a second plurality of like strips and guttersextending atright angles to said first mentioned strips and gutters, theconnections between said strips and gutters being watertight, the endsof the first mentioned strips and gutters being cut away at an obliqueangle and the outside strip ofthe second mentioned series of strips andgutters being cut away at a corresponding angle,- the two angularsurfaces being adapted to be positioned relatively to one another toforma water-tight joint. I

8. In a mat for a car fioor, a plurality of wooden strips, metallicgutters interposed between said strips, a second plurality of likewooden strips and gutters extending at right angles to said first.mentioned strips and gutters, the connections between said strips andgutters being watertight, the ends of thefirst mentioned strips andgutters being cut away at an oblique angle and the outside strip of thesecond mentioned series of strips and gutters being cut away at V acorresponding angle, the two angular surfaces being adapted to bepositioned relatively to one another to form a water-tight joint.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

THOMAS ELLIOTT.

